List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal(1947 – 2024)
| No. | Name | Tenure | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | 15 Aug 1947 – 22 Jan 1948 | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Bidhan Chandra Roy | 23 Jan 1948 – 25 Jan 1950 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | 26 Jan 1950 – 30 Mar 1952 | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | 31 Mar 1952 – 5 Apr 1957 | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | 6 Apr 1957 – 1 Jul 1962 | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 1 Mar 1967 – 21 Nov 1967 | Bangla Congress (United Front) |
| 7 | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | 21 Nov 1967 – 19 Feb 1968 | Independent (Progressive Democratic Front) |
| 8 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 25 Feb 1969 – 16 Mar 1970 | Bangla Congress (United Front) |
| 9 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 2 Apr 1971 – 28 Jun 1971 | Indian National Congress (Democratic Coalition) |
| 10 | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | 20 Mar 1972 – 30 Apr 1977 | Indian National Congress (Progressive Democratic Alliance) |
| 11 | Jyoti Basu | 21 Jun 1977 – 23 May 1982 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front) |
| 12 | Jyoti Basu | 24 May 1982 – 29 Mar 1987 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front) |
| 13 | Jyoti Basu | 30 Mar 1987 – 18 Jun 1991 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front) |
| 14 | Jyoti Basu | 19 Jun 1991 – 15 May 1996 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front) |
| 15 | Jyoti Basu | 16 May 1996 – 5 Nov 2000 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front) |
| 16 | Buddhadeb Bhattacharya | 6 Nov 2000 – 14 May 2001 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front) |
| 17 | Buddhadeb Bhattacharya | 15 May 2001 – 17 May 2006 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front) |
| 18 | Mamata Banerjee | 20 May 2011 – 25 May 2016 | All India Trinamool Congress |
* The list also includes Premiers of West Bengal (1947–50).
List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal (1947 -2024): Tenure, CM Name List
Mamta Banerjee is the current chief minister of West Bengal. She took the oath as 18th chief minister of West Bengal on 20 May 2011. She has continued with his tenure as West Bengal CM for the last 12 years. The Chief Minister of Bengal is one of the most important roles in governance and administration within the state.
List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal
Check the list of Chief Ministers of West Bengal with tenure and party name from the below table.